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Moises Sierra whacked a three-run bomb in a loss to the Mets on Saturday.

Subbing in for Adam Eaton (who also homered earlier in the game), Sierra took reliever Hansel Robles deep with Ryan Raburn and Reid Brignac aboard. The veteran minor leaguer has hit very well this spring but doesn't have much chance to make the big league squad. He will hope an opportunity arises later this season. Mar 17 - 6:57 PM

Moises Sierra went 2-for-2 and homered to give the Nationals their lone run Monday against the Braves.

Sierra is off to a 4-for-6 start in an extreme long shot bid to win a bench spot on the Nationals. The 29-year-old hasn't seen the majors since 2014, when he played in 83 games for the White Sox. He's likely Triple-A bound again, but maybe a team from Japan or Korea will want him if he continues to impress this spring. Feb 26 - 4:20 PM

Moises Sierra went 2-for-3 and scored a run in a loss to the Marlins on Saturday.

Both hits were singles. He scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Reid Brignac in the fifth inning. The 29-year-old Sierra is fresh off a very strong campaign in the Dominican Winter League. He spent last season with the Marlins' Triple-A team, sporting a .294 batting average with 11 homers, 68 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 123 games. He last played in the major leagues in 2014. Feb 24 - 4:02 PM

Nationals signed OF Moises Sierra to a minor league contract.

Sierra has put on a show this offseason with the Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Winter League, but he last appeared in a major league game in 2014 and the 29-year-old outfielder will simply serve as Triple-A depth with Washington in 2018. Tue, Dec 19, 2017 10:28:00 PM

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Moises Sierra went 2-for-2 and homered to give the Nationals their lone run Monday against the Braves.

Sierra is off to a 4-for-6 start in an extreme long shot bid to win a bench spot on the Nationals. The 29-year-old hasn't seen the majors since 2014, when he played in 83 games for the White Sox. He's likely Triple-A bound again, but maybe a team from Japan or Korea will want him if he continues to impress this spring.

Moises Sierra went 2-for-3 and scored a run in a loss to the Marlins on Saturday.

Both hits were singles. He scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Reid Brignac in the fifth inning. The 29-year-old Sierra is fresh off a very strong campaign in the Dominican Winter League. He spent last season with the Marlins' Triple-A team, sporting a .294 batting average with 11 homers, 68 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 123 games. He last played in the major leagues in 2014.

Sierra has put on a show this offseason with the Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Winter League, but he last appeared in a major league game in 2014 and the 29-year-old outfielder will simply serve as Triple-A depth with Washington in 2018.

Sierra batted .336/.414/.519 with nine homers at Double-A Jacksonville this season, which is the kind of line you'd expect him to put up given that he turned 28 last month. He hasn't appeared in the majors since 2014.

Sierra batted just .230/.265/.342 in 170 plate appearances this past season between the Blue Jays and White Sox. The Royals then picked him up off waivers in October, but he got designated for assignment last week to open up a spot on the 40-man roster for Alex Rios.

Kansas City claimed Sierra off waivers from the White Sox in October, but he had to be removed from the 40-man roster Tuesday to clear a spot for newly-signed outfielder Alex Rios. Sierra, 26, batted .230/.265/.342 in 170 plate appearances this past season between the Blue Jays and White Sox.

The 26-year-old outfielder appeared in 96 games between the Blue Jays and White Sox in 2014, slashing .230/.265/.342 with a pair of homers and nine RBI. He'll look to compete for a reserve outfielder role with the Royals in 2015.

White Sox placed OF Moises Sierra on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left oblique.

With how tricky oblique injuries can be, Sierra is expected to be sidelined longer than 15 days. The 25-year-old outfielder was hitting .289/.317/.430 with two homers and seven RBI in 114 at-bats with the White Sox.

Moises Sierra went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Sunday's win over the White Sox.

It was a rare sighting of offense from Sierra, who has played sparingly this season. He took Mark Buehrle out to left field in the fourth inning for his second home run of the season. Sierra also doubled and scored in the ninth, helping the White Sox add some late insurance runs. Sierra, who was selected by the White Sox off of waivers from the Blue Jays in early May, is slashing .278/.303/.417 with five RBI in 76 plate appearances with his new team.

Moises Sierra singled in pinch-runner Leury Garcia in the bottom of the ninth to give the White Sox a 3-2 win over the Indians on Wednesday.

Sierra has been limited to playing against lefties lately, so this was just his second start in nine days. He's hitting .273 with four RBI in 44 at-bats as a member of the White Sox since being claimed off waivers from the Blue Jays on May 3. His role really shouldn't expand further, so his AL-only value is very limited.

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Nationals catching prospect Raudy Read has been suspended 80 games without pay for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

Read, 23, tested positive for Boldenone, a drug that is on the list of banned PEDs under Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The suspension will be effective at the beginning of the 2018 regular season. Read hit 17 homers with a .767 OPS for Double-A Harrisburg in 2017 and received a September callup to the Nationals after his minor league season was completed.

Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports believes that there's "virtually no chance" Daniel Murphy will be ready in time for Opening Day.

The Nationals haven't said as much yet, but everything points in that direction. Murphy has been able to take batting practice and field ground balls, but has yet to play in any game situations. Expect Howie Kendrick to fill in for him at second base until the veteran second baseman is ready to return.

Adam Eaton went 2-for-2 with a walk in Monday's game against the Marlins.

Easing into Grapefruit League action as he completes his recovery from last May's knee injury, Eaton has now reached base in four of his first five spring plate appearances. Barring a setback, Eaton should be ready for next week's opener, hitting atop the Nats' lineup while manning left field.

Nationals placed RHP Joe Ross on the 60-day disabled list with a right elbow injury.

Ross underwent Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery last July and will miss the majority of the 2018 season. This move cleared out a 40-man roster spot for veteran reliever Joaquin Benoit, who was officially signed to a one-year, $1 million contract on Wednesday morning.

Glover was shut down upon arriving to camp due to right shoulder inflammation and he hasn't put it behind him just yet. If this sounds familiar, it should. Glover went down with a sore shoulder last June and failed to make it back. Opening Day would appear in question right now.